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Sitting with friends outside of Mrs. saf's restaurant last evening, I thought a saw someone we knew and waved to him. Too late, I realised my mistake. As he reached the restaurant's outside lights I could see that the similarity went no further than his nationality and Siam style moustache and beard.

The guy was a Lao Khow fan. He sat down without invitation and asked for Lao Khow. Mrs. saf doesn't sell the stuff ...

One often reads of high profile cases involving the spoiled brats of rich or "influential people" being involved in feats of "driving" (I use that term very loosely ) being party to the deaths of other people,one in particular which everyone will certainly bring to mind is the one of the "Mercedes driver" who if I remember rightly received a 10 sentence in prison , I always wonder why there is never any "follow up" ...

A few weeks ago I purchased large Second hand Aquarium complete with a lighted hood from a guy who comes to our local with a view to keeping a few small fish which I had caught , I bought a submersible pump to oxygenate and filter the water along with some washed gravel and really life like plastic water plants ,I have got 5 climbing perch ,3 silver barbs, 5 small Talapia, 8 small 3 ...

We must all have attended at least one traditional party in Thailand. Apart from funerals which are lower key, they are all much the same. I know what to expect but I will never fully understand the point of some of the carry on.

Take, for example, the 'my son's becoming a monk party'. They completely baffle me. We recently attended one and I still see little relevance of the parties to the act of ...

On Monday afternoon, a single deck bus dragged down some power and telephone lines. Yes single deck. The locals saw what happened and told the electricity company and TOT.The bus owner will be given a repair bill totalling THB35,000, the story goes. What about the electricity company that slings the power lines so low a baby on a motorbike could almost touch them? Perhaps they were culpable for having poor standards.

Today, the linemen turned ...

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